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Definition of impede in English: impedeverb ɪmˈpiːdɪmˈpid [with object]Delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder. 妨碍，阻碍，阻止 the sap causes swelling which can impede breathing 此汁液引起肿胀，能阻碍呼吸。 Example sentencesExamples - Because of this exaggerated pressure and release, curb bits impede true feel and understanding between you and your horse.
- But entry regulations are impeding new sources of supply to the public.
- While they may slow or impede the process of change, in the long run they are slower than a rational approach.
- As I tried to enter the concourse, a slow person was impeding my progress.
- Those gas bubbles can then block blood flow and impede oxygen delivery throughout the body.
- It has also to be shown there was an intention on his part to interfere with or impede the administration of justice.
- Of the factors impeding industrial activity, only competitive imports increased their negative impact in June.
- And it stops the glare from the sun impeding your viewing pleasure too.
- With cultural barriers impeding population mobility, Europe is unlikely to find this adjustment working smoothly.
- Successive circles impede travel out of the city and stop air flow which removes pollution.
- Employment is scarce as it is, and its time for the unions to stop impeding the progress of this country.
- Plants infesting waterways grow into a tangled mat, which impedes transport and prevents hydroelectricity generation.
- This impedes blood flow to the surrounding tissue and delays healing.
- So clinicians argue that the delay impedes their ability to quickly and swiftly develop a treatment regime.
- I'll go out on a limb and predict that the fence will only impede the Asian carp, not stop them.
- However, sharp differences over how it should be restructured remain a major obstacle impeding the achievement of that goal any time soon.
- This sets in motion a cycle of guilt, shame and denial which impedes both treatment and prevention.
- This suggests that regulation impedes the adoption of new management practices.
- The committee says delays in acquiring a combat identification system were even impeding the effectiveness of weapons systems.
- And therefore, it impedes our efforts to prevent recurrence of conflict.
Synonyms hinder, obstruct, hamper, handicap, hold back, hold up, delay, interfere with, disrupt, retard, slow, slow down, brake, put a brake on, restrain, fetter, shackle, hamstring, cramp, cripple block, check, bar, curb, stop, thwart, frustrate, baulk, foil, derail, stand in the way of informal stymie, foul up, screw up British informal scupper, throw a spanner in the works of North American informal bork, throw a monkey wrench in the works of rare cumber
OriginLate 16th century: from Latin impedire 'shackle the feet of', based on pes, ped- 'foot'. Compare with impeach. Rhymesaccede, bead, Bede, bleed, breed, cede, concede, creed, deed, Eid, exceed, feed, Gide, God speed, greed, he'd, heed, interbreed, intercede, Jamshid, knead, lead, mead, Mede, meed, misdeed, mislead, misread, need, plead, proceed, read, rede, reed, Reid, retrocede, screed, secede, seed, she'd, speed, stampede, steed, succeed, supersede, Swede, tweed, weak-kneed, we'd, weed Definition of impede in US English: impedeverbɪmˈpidimˈpēd [with object]Delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder. 妨碍，阻碍，阻止 the sap causes swelling that can impede breathing 此汁液引起肿胀，能阻碍呼吸。 Example sentencesExamples - The committee says delays in acquiring a combat identification system were even impeding the effectiveness of weapons systems.
- Because of this exaggerated pressure and release, curb bits impede true feel and understanding between you and your horse.
- Employment is scarce as it is, and its time for the unions to stop impeding the progress of this country.
- This impedes blood flow to the surrounding tissue and delays healing.
- Plants infesting waterways grow into a tangled mat, which impedes transport and prevents hydroelectricity generation.
- However, sharp differences over how it should be restructured remain a major obstacle impeding the achievement of that goal any time soon.
- With cultural barriers impeding population mobility, Europe is unlikely to find this adjustment working smoothly.
- Successive circles impede travel out of the city and stop air flow which removes pollution.
- And it stops the glare from the sun impeding your viewing pleasure too.
- And therefore, it impedes our efforts to prevent recurrence of conflict.
- I'll go out on a limb and predict that the fence will only impede the Asian carp, not stop them.
- Those gas bubbles can then block blood flow and impede oxygen delivery throughout the body.
- This sets in motion a cycle of guilt, shame and denial which impedes both treatment and prevention.
- While they may slow or impede the process of change, in the long run they are slower than a rational approach.
- So clinicians argue that the delay impedes their ability to quickly and swiftly develop a treatment regime.
- This suggests that regulation impedes the adoption of new management practices.
- As I tried to enter the concourse, a slow person was impeding my progress.
- Of the factors impeding industrial activity, only competitive imports increased their negative impact in June.
- But entry regulations are impeding new sources of supply to the public.
- It has also to be shown there was an intention on his part to interfere with or impede the administration of justice.
Synonyms hinder, obstruct, hamper, handicap, hold back, hold up, delay, interfere with, disrupt, retard, slow, slow down, brake, put a brake on, restrain, fetter, shackle, hamstring, cramp, cripple
OriginLate 16th century: from Latin impedire ‘shackle the feet of’, based on pes, ped- ‘foot’. Compare with impeach. |